New England Boatworks Inc. has been contracted to build PUMA’s new Volvo 70 for the upcoming VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2011-2012. Design for this latest generation round the world race yacht will be provided by Valencia based Naval Architecture firm Juan Yacht Design.
The Audi IRC Australian Championship, which has grown in popularity, with numbers increasing to a record 144 boats for this fourth edition, has wrapped up for another year. The Championship comprised of: Audi Victoria Week in January, Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta in March, Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race at the end of July and culminating with Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in August.
Fairline Squadron 78 Custom motoryacht and the Fairline Squadron 56 yacht will be both on show at the 2010 Australian Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show.
Race leader Sailing yacht Groupama managed to struggle past the light winds around the Isle of Lewis and into fresher north easterly breeze. Getting to the breeze first means that they have opened up an 18 mile lead on rivals Telefónica Azul.
Riviera, Australia’s most awarded pleasure motor yacht builder will star in episode one of Channel Seven’s new hit TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ that goes to air on Monday August 30.
Franck Cammas’ Volvo Open 70, Groupama, was the first yacht to round Muckle Flugga at 1400 BST. They are now heading southwest at a speed of over 17 knots with their 19-mile lead rapidly increasing over their rivals Telefonica Azul, who are still beating up to Muckle Flugga.
The Super maxi sailing yacht ICAP Leopard retired from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race due to a boom failure. View a video showing the amazing conditions prior to their exit from the race.
After the first 24 hours of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, The Volvo Open 70 sailing yacht Telefonica Azul, is scorching along at a blistering speed having covered 440 miles of the 1,800 mile course. Hurtling along behind them is Groupama and they are pushing hard.
Skipper Sidney Gavignet (FRA) onboard the trimaran sailing yacht OMAN AIR MAJAN crossed the finish line off Lizard Point, Cornwall at 09:03:55 GMT on the 24th of August 2010, to smash the single handed Round Britain and Ireland record. The A100 trimaran OMAN AIR MAJAN broke the existing record held by Thomas Coville by a massive 1 day 15 hours 30 minutes and 44 seconds.
Riviera, Australia’s well known and most awarded pleasure boat builder, will launch three new models at the 51st Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. These are the new 43 Open Flybridge yacht and the two Sport Yachts 5800 and 5000. They are all expected to be received extremely well on the US market.
The 2010 Festival of Sails proved to be another outstanding success with the Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week and the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week showcasing the Whitsunday Islands, Australia as a world standard yachting destination.
Skipper Sidney Gavignet onboard the Trimaran sailing yacht Oman Air Majan is in the final stages of his attempt to break the single handed Round Britain and Ireland record. Forecasts predict sailing yacht Oman Air Majan to finish tomorrow between 0800 – 1100 GMT off Lizard Point, Cornwall. If the record pace continues Oman Air Majan will break the existing record by over 24 hours.